Virtual Newsstand: Movieline, December 1991

Playing to WinAs outrageous as ever, Bette Midler opens up about everything from Bruce Springsteen to shoplifting. She hopes her new film For the Boys will bring back the musical - before it's too late.

Mark Rydell vs. The Eight-Hundred-Pound GorillaTalk about a monkey on your back: Director Mark Rydell's trek through the Hollywood jungle has led him to the lairs of some notoriously difficult stars, from Steve McQueen and John Wayne to Henry and Jane Fonda.

Spielberg on the CouchSteven Spielberg's dream of being accepted as a serious artist has led him to Hook. But is his nostalgia for childhood paradise lost hiding something darker? And would a little unsolicited therapy help? Luckily for Steven, the doctor is in.

Rush to the TopFrom producer's wife to Oscar-winning producer of Driving Miss Daisy to first-time director of Rush. Lili Zanuck has been headed in one direction since she hit Hollywood: up.